News from the Church in Malta
Dear brothers and sisters,
We are celebrating the 33rd World Day of the Sick in the Jubilee Year 2025, in which the Church invites us to become “pilgrims of hope”. The word of God accompanies us and offers us, in the words of Saint Paul, an encouraging message: “Hope does not disappoint” (Rom 5:5); indeed, it strengthens us in times of trial… Read more »
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Prayer for Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things.
I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart… Read more »
The Blessed Virgin Mary of Lourdes
Readings of the day
First Reading: Genesis 1:20 – 2:4a
Psalm: 8:4-5,6-7,8-9
Gospel: Mark 7:1-13
When the Pharisees with some scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus,
they observed that some of his disciples ate their meals with unclean, that is, unwashed, hands. For the Pharisees and, in fact, all Jews, do not eat without carefully washing their hands, keeping the tradition of the elders… Read more »
Photo: Carl Farrugia L-omelija tal-Isqof Joseph Galea-Curmi
“Tlifna kull tama li nsalvaw”. Tul ir-rakkont twil tat-tempesta rrakkuntata fl-Atti tal-Appostlitempesta li wasslet għan-Nawfraġju ta’ San Pawl f’Malta – hemm din is-sentenza li tolqtok għax tesprimi kemm kienet kerha s-sitwazzjoni fuq il-ġifen: “it-tempesta li qabditna ma kinetx ħafifa, hekk li fl-aħħar tlifna kull tama li nsalvaw” (Atti 27:20).
Illum nistedinkom biex nirriflettu fuq din il-ġrajja hekk importanti għal pajjiżna, għalina lkoll, u nagħmlu dan l-aktar billi nħarsu lejn it-tama f’din il-ġrajja… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
“Nifirħu fit-tama” (Rum 12:12). Hija l-kelma tal-Appostlu Missierna lir-Rumani li l-Pawlini għeżież għażlu għal din is-sena u kienet għażla tassew xierqa. Qegħdin niċċelebraw il-Ġublew tas-sena 2025, li l-Qdusija Tiegħu l-Papa Franġisku xtaq li jkun iddedikat lit-tama. Illum l-10 ta’ Frar qegħdin hawn f’din is-sena ġubilari, f’din il-knisja ġubilari, sabiex minn idejn il-knisja nilqgħu l-grazzja tal-indulġenza plenarja, tal-ħelsien mit-tpattija kollha ta’ dnubietna… Read more »
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Prayer for Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things.
I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart… Read more »
The Apostle St Paul, Patron of Malta – Solemnity
Readings of the day
First Reading: Wisdom 14:3-7
Psalm: 106:21-31
Second Reading: Acts 27: 13-28,10 or 2 Corinthians 11:18,24-31
Gospel: Mark 16:15-20
In those days, Jesus said to the Eleven, “Go into all the world and preach the gospel to the whole creation. He who believes and is baptised will be saved; but he who does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing, it will not hurt them; they will lay their hands on the sick, and they will recover.”
So then the Lord Jesus, after he had spoken to them, was taken up into heaven, and sat down at the right hand of God. And they went forth and preached everywhere, while the Lord worked with them and confirmed the message by the signs that attended it… Read more »
L-omelija tal-Arċisqof Charles Jude Scicluna
Il-Kelma ta’ Alla llum, tkellimna dwar il-misteru tas-sejħa. Ilkoll nirċievu mingħand Ġesù, mingħand il-Mulej f’ħajjitna. Kemm il-Profeta fil-bidu tal-vokazzjoni tiegħu, l-Profeta Iżaija jħoss li mhuwiex dehen; hekk jiġrilu Pietru; hekk jikkonferma Pawlu. Dawn it-tliet personaġġi li l-Kelma ta’ Alla tlaqna magħhom illum: il-Profeta Iżaija, l-Appostlu Missierna, li mil-lejla nibdew niċċelebraw il-festa patronali tiegħu, u Pietru. Fil-laqgħa tagħhom mal-Mulej iħossu li huma midinbin, iħossu n-nuqqasijiet tagħhom; it-tagħbija tal-passat tagħhom… Read more »
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Prayer for Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Blessed Sacrament.
I love You above all things.
I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come at least spiritually into my heart… Read more »
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Readings of the Day
First Reading: Isaiah 6:1-2a,3-8
Psalm: Psalm 137(138):1-2a,2bc-3,4-5,7c-8
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11
Gospel: Luke 5:1-11
While the crowd was pressing in on Jesus and listening to the word of God, he was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret. He saw two boats there alongside the lake; the fishermen had disembarked and were washing their nets… Read more »
